The Changing Face of Agricultural Education in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects

Autor/in	Egun, A. C.
Titel	The Changing Face of Agricultural Education in Nigeria: Challenges and Prospects
Quelle	In: Education, 131 (2010) 2, S.342-350 (9 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0013-1172
Schlagwörter	Agricultural Education; Foreign Countries; Teaching Methods; Educational Change; Change Strategies; Females; Agricultural Occupations; Teacher Education; Teacher Competencies; Rural Areas; Vocational Education; Postsecondary Education; Nigeria + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Agriculture; Education; Landwirtschaftliche Ausbildung; Landwirtschaft; Ausbildung; Ausland; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Bildungsreform; Lösungsstrategie; Weibliches Geschlecht; Occupation; Beruf; Landwirtschaftlicher Beruf; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Lehrkunst; Rural area; Ländlicher Raum; Berufsbildung; Post-secondary education; Tertiäre Bildung
Abstract	Self sufficiency in food and raw material production for agro-based industries has been the thrust of Nigerian agricultural policy. Realizing the goals of the policy has been bedevilled with series of plethora problems. This paper took a look at agricultural reforms, examined the problems of agricultural practices and suggests education of the population, especially the female folk which accounts for a greater farming percentage of the population, effective teacher preparation, better teaching methods in schools and over-hauling of agricultural administration in Nigeria. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10